Hog oiler



Patented Sept. 8, 1925.

UNITED. 1 S11-Ares ROBERT KUNAJTH, or minnen-son, sourir DAKOTA.

Hoe 01min.

`Appliance inedxuiy 1s, i924. serial No. 726,728.

To all whom t mayr conce/m.' t

Be it known that I,\Ronnifr KuNA'rm'a citizen ofthe United States, 'andresident 'of Jefferson, 4in the county-lof Union and State of SouthlDakota,have invented certain vnew and useful Improvements in fHog`Qilers, of which the following is a specification.

"My invention relatesto hog oilersfland it is mypurp'osejto` provide anoiler whichi's of simple, durable and inexpensive construe-'- tion,`mail: M:1 It -is rmy purpose to profvide *an-l oiler of simple design'which will Vserveto distribute oil to f'hogs offvario'ussizesyandhtospread the oil over a majority of the surface of the hogsback. 1-

11 1 f' y Another object `is-to provide' @together withy such A anoiler, means for forcing all of the hogs passing lunder "it to receiveoil', `irrey spective of their size. l llw I A stil-l further objectis'fto provide anoiler which :has `a` lmaxiinum capacity and yet ischeap of constructionV 1 Y A still further object-is to provide certainnovel yfeatures lof* constructionf wherein ineansj is provided forVconveying -the oill from the interiori ofthe oileI; vwhich serves as acontainer, to the/exterior there0f,from whence it may be distributedlteihogs;v

With these and otheriobjects' in 'u view, my,

invention consists in the "construction, ar

rangement and combination 1 of the various parts of my device`,wherebyt-hefobjectscontemplated are attained as hereinafter more fully setforth, pointed, out in my claims and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings,{

in which: 1

"Fig 14 is a l longitudinallvertical section throughthebody ofd myoiler, the support ing` posts being-shownin elevation;` Y

Fig. 2 is a vert1eal"}transverse section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig.1K3 l r Fig. Sjis a transverse sectional' viewv through arunway,inlwhichnmy oiler is installed.`

`Llisa detailsectional view ofthe Fig. i adjusting' mechanism carried byone fof fthe supporting posts,I takenionfhel'ine of"V Figi. l l Fig. 5view throughfone of thel-oil-transm1tting ducts, illustrating aslightly` linoditfied form Vthereof -A In order 'to achievethe -'mainpurpose ofVA is a 4`detaillongitudinal sectional my invention, which isthe distributing of oilto hogs of various sizes, I have concei'ved the4idea providing an under surface againstwhich the hog might rub. Thesurface is inclined so that the smaller hogs bringthe ,oil in directcontact ,with the backV frointlie spine to a point quite lowoneach sideo f the back ofthe animal. It is more essential that the oilbedistributed to the animal there than tothe lower Iportions of' the sidebecause the hair is thicker there, andnsome" of the excess oil willgradually work down onto the belly of the `animal aflter the hoghas beenin contactv `with the oi er. f if Some oilers have been designedutilizing the idea of `distributing the oil `to the hog from-above, butall of theseuse a cylinder, the lower surface of which is practicallyhorizontal. f f 5 fl/Vithltheadvantage ofthe inclined surface `in mind4I have evolved the conical`- shaped lcontainer, which, when inuse," ispositioned* so that the under surface is inclinedfat a substantialangle. i'

are designedA to. receive a pipe, 15, to serve.

as an axle; The container is pinned or otherwise secured to the pipe,`15. Y At its lower end the pipe, 15, ris journaled in the` bearing, 16,which` has. the downwardlyeX-` te'nclingbifurcatedv arm, `17, embracingand pivoted by means of a bolt, 19, to thepost, 18." At its other endthe` pipe, 15, isre c'eived'betweena post, 20, and a yoke, 21, in suchamanner that it` may slide vertically. Registering holes, 22 and 23, inthe yoke and post respective are designed to receive a :piiror spike,211, in order to `support the pipeflfin anyof its adjusted positions.lin "order to convey oil to theinteriorV of the e5v i-I vhave used thereference numeral 10 to indicate generally the lateral portion of thecontainer an elbow, 25, may be threaded onto the end of the pipe, 15,wherein a funnel may be inserted for guiding `oil into the pipe, 15. Theopenings, 26, in the lower fend of the pipe allow escape of the oil fromthe pipe into the interior of the container.

It is essential that means be provided for conducting the oil from theinterior of the container to the outer surface thereof in sufficientquantities as will be `used without wasting any of the oil. It will beunderstood from the foregoing descriptionthat the container is rotatablymounted. I have provided the oil ducts, 27, extending from a point nearthe base of the cone to a .point spaced somewhat below theapexqthereo'pf.

, The ducts, 27, may be cast integrally with the 'container 'or may be.formed of a channel of sheet metal solderedl or welded thereto.

In the side, 10, of the container, within the ducts, 27, at their endsadjacent the base, 11, are the valve openings, 28, in which are receivedthe ball valves, 29. width 'of the duct, 27 is such that the ball valveis F imprisoned against movement longitudinally of 'the duct, but willdrop suiiiciently, when the duct has rotated to a position near thebottom` of `the container, to allow the oil to enter the duct throughthe valveopening,28. As the vcontainer is rotated, the valve will runback to its seat in order to prevent the oil escaping back i'nto the container, and when the duct has moved to, a position where the valve endis above the other end, the oil will run to that end and be discharged;through the openings, 30, onto the surface of the container, From thenceit will be Vseen that the loil will spread toward the apex yof thecone'and down'- t wardly along thesides to the under surface thereof.`'Ihe oil is thus distributed from a point near the top of the cone,vfrom whence it may spread so as to cover ay maximum portion of thesurface underneath the container. A ,n Y

In order to aid in the distribution of the oil and to more effectivelyconvey it to the back of the hog, the outer surface ofthe container isprovided .with bu-rlap or other fabric covering, 31, which may beheld inplace by wirewrapping, 32.

The arms, 17, supporting the lower end of Vthe shaft, 15, are-extendedrearwardly to a point where suiiicient distance is provided between thebase, 11, and the post, 18, that the ordinary `hog will not be caughttherebetween as he attempts to pass under ythat f Such a runway is shownin Fig. 3, in which the posts, 20, form a vportion of a fence Qhaving'the rails, 33. On the other side a fencing, 341, maybe provided. Thepost, 20,

is inclined in order to incline the axis of a gate, 35, which is hingedtheretoat 36. By thus inelining the gate, 35, 'it will tend to swing toa position where it is copla-nar with the axle, 15. As the hogs passthrough the runway they will nose the gate aside and Athe gate will'tend 'to urge them against the eilen, the end of the gate offering theleast resistance to pressure.

Sor-ne changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of theparts of my invention withoutvdepart'ing from the real spi-ritandpurpose of my invention, and it `is -my'intention to cover by myclaims any modified -forIns of `structure or use ofmechanicalequiva-lents which may 'be reasonably `included within theirscope.

1-. JIn a 4hog oiler, a rotatably mounted conical container, the undersurface thereof being inclined lfrom the horizontah'a hollow axle forthe container adapted to trans'- In-it-oi'lvto the interior of thecontainer, and means vfor conducting the oil :in smaillv'quantities fromthe interior fto the exterior of the container.

2. In a hog oiler, a rotatably mounted conical container, the -undersurface Ithe'reof being inclined from the horizontal, a hollow 'axle-for the `container adapted to transmit oil to the interior of thecontainer, and o-il ducts -on the 4lateral portion of the container,extending vfrom a 4position near the base thereof to a point spaced fromthe apex thereof, the ends cfthe duct-s near the A base thereof, beingin communication 'with the interior of the container, land the 'otherends of the -duct's being in communication with the exteriorv of 4thecontainer?.

3. In -a hog oifler, a rotatably mounted con-ical container, the lundersurface thereof being inclined from the horizontal, means fortransmitting -oil to the ,interior thereof, and oil duets fon thelateral ,portion of the container extending'from a position Nnear thebase Ythereof yto aA point spaced from the apex' thereof, the 4ends ofthe 'ducts near vthev base thereof being in communication with theinterior -of the container, the other ends of the 4ducts being incommunication with the exterior Y'of the container.

4'. In a hog oiler, -a rotatably mounted conical container, theunder'surfa'ce thereof being inclined from the horizontal, means forconducting oilfrom the interior to the exterior thereof as the containeris rotated, a gate under the container shaped to `conformg-to VVthecontour Vof the .under portion of the container `and mounted yto-swingfaway from the container, and means for returning" the .gate tol.position under #the container.

5, In 'a hog'oiler, 'a rotatably mounted container, fthe undersurface-thereof being inclined from the horizontal, oil ductsl on thelateral portion of :the container, the ends of the ducts which arelowerrnost when under the container being in communication with theinterior of the container, and the other ends being in communicationwith 5 mthe exterior thereof.

6. In a hog oiler, a rotatably mounted conical oil distributor, theunder portion thereof bein inclined from the horizontal, and means formounting the distributor so as to allow hogs to contact with the lowersurface thereof.

7. In a hog oiler, a combined oil distributor and container having acentral axle mounted at oneend in a bearing having a 5 pivotal mounting,and at its other end in vertically adjustable relation to a Supportingstandard. y

8. In a hog oiler, a combined oil distributor and container having acentral aXle mounted at one end in a bearing having a pivotal mounting,and at its other end in vertically adjustable relation to a supportingstandard, said central axle being hollow and having communication withthe interior of the container to allow filling thereof through saidaxle.

Signed at Jefferson, in the county of Union and State of South Dakota,this 7th day of July, 1924.

ROBERT KUNATI-I.

